Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-01
INTERNATIONAL BLOW.
The Mexican Judge Zubia, Of Cutting
Case Fame, Assaults Consul Brig
ham in PasO del Nort3.
Re Goes with IN !ndiSE Agent 70 Re
cover Stolen HOrseg, but the Judge
Fails TO Keep His Engagement
Brigham, On Calling tor an ExpIar atfoa,
Receives B!oU-A Subjscr fog
Diplomatic Correspondence,
CONSUL BRIGHAM 1SsULrED

CONSUL BRIGHAM INSULTED.
Special 10 the Gazette.
Ell PAs0, TFX., Aug. 3I-TheTe Is
widespread excitement, though Of sub
dued nature, prevailing in the city or &C
count OF the Cowardly assault last evoE-
ing in Paso Gel Norte Of Mexican Judge
zuUia or United States Consul j. Harvey
Brigham. du3ge Brigham is q confirmed
Invalid, sItnough after the stack he fol
lowed the Mexican judge to the door Of
his residence, which vas slammed in his
face aud licked. Judge Brigham has
sent the following telegram TO Washing
ton:
rAsO DEL NoRTE, Aug. 80, Isl
To J. .. Porter Assistant secretary OF state,
Washington:
Colonel Cowsrt Of the Mescalero
agency Of New Mexico hiss been here for
several days trying 20 recover horses
stolen from the agercY ard brought and
held IL this place We hsd alI The proof
necessary to Identify the horses, end
after many days of waiting the Judge, q
Mr.. Iubis, appointed to-day TO take up
the case and try it 1t + O'clock, Colonel
CoWart ard myself called st his ccur.
room, and after remaining there until )
! O'Clock then
WENT TO HIS RESIDENCE
to ascertain why ne did not appear 10 try
/ the case. Nothing occurred there Of sn
| insulting nature as can show, aud wnen
we were leaving mis- residence ne rau out
some ten OF Twelve feet from his door
into the street and struck NE IRON be-
| hind on ths head, aud ran him into his
! house and told MIN he would hear from
me egRin. Thus the matter stands TINS
Judge Iuhia insulted the United States
eggnt and myself while in The discharge
Ct our O1icisI duties. Signed
BRIGHAM, Consul.
Colonel Cowart also sends the follow
ing Telegram 10 Washington:
IL PASO, TEN. Aug 81.
| oEgogmiss!oner Ct Indian Affairs, Washing
3 HI ton
| came here several days ago 10 recover
some horses stolen from the Indians Of
! the Mescelero reservation. The horses
we're held here in custody ofJudge Iubia.
After pOstp0niag the case upon ono pre-
text or smother for several DAYS he prom
ised to give me hearing yesterday. At
the hour appointed with the United
States Consul Brigham l appeared Ct the
| COURTROOM 8issh my Witnesses, but Judge
Zubia did not come or send
AN EXPLANATION
OF lis absence. We then went to his res
6idenCe to ascertain when we might tx
| pect action. Nothing occurred that
could De construed as offensive, but as
we were leaving and were on he street
Judge Zubia followed US and struck
Consul Brigham from behind. The con-
duct Of Zubia has been disrespectful
| throughout the csse. l corroborate Con-
! sglF Brigham's statement of the matter
IssDt to the State Department last night.
| Signed COwART, Agent.
| Colonel Cowart also says that Judge
| Brigbam's demesnor was -dignihed aud
thoroughly courteous I'll through to the
| Mexican Judge.
st@ Your correspondent interviewed Con-
fsel Brigham this afternoon in reference
to toe sGAir He quietly remarked that it
was an international affair and subject
| for
| DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
II is not known what the motive Of Judge
| Iu5ia was IN assaultipg Judge Brigham,
snd it is believed that it is pure malevo-
| lence growing out Of the Cutting case
which was tried before Judge Zubla last
summer. 1t is thought by some that 3
! duel will be the result, though Consul
| Brigham, while his courage is of the
highest order, is not believed to be able
physically to meet his burly antagonist on
the field of honor. Consul Brigham has
multitude Of friends here, and they have
| been GRO 3sing the river and calling on him
rumerOusly to-day.